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misbelief

American  
[mis-bi-leef] / ˌmɪs bɪˈlif /

noun

  1. erroneous belief; false opinion.

  2. erroneous or unorthodox religious belief.


misbelief British  
/ ˌmɪsbɪˈliːf /

noun

  1. a false or unorthodox belief

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of misbelief

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at mis- 1, belief

Example Sentences

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It is a common misbelief that Toyko G.C. was designed by C.H.

From Golf Digest Jan. 14, 2020

Studies on the psychology of vaccination indicate that “education reduced misbelief, but it also reduced the likelihood that people already uneasy about the vaccine would plan to get it.”

From Time Oct. 22, 2015

I'm only interested in looking back now because I have this misbelief about my life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ten years later John Lyly wrote that "there never were such sects among the heathens, such schisms among the Turks, such misbelief among infidels as is now among scholars."

From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith

Give her to thee, without retracting her fearful misbelief, indeed we dared not, but further misery has not been inflicted.

From The Vale of Cedars by Grace Aguilar

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